Double Trouble
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra / John Williams Lyrics
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Fire burn and cauldron bubble
Double, double, toil and trouble
Something wicked this way comes!
Eye of newt and toe of frog
Wool of bat and tongue of dog
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting
Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
Eye of newt and toe of frog
Wool of bat and tongue of dog
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing
Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
Something wicked this way comes
Double, double
Trouble, trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
Something wicked this way comes
These lyrics are from the scene in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie where Harry, Ron, and Hermione are in Professor Snape's class and they are learning about potions. The class is brewing a potion called Polyjuice Potion, which requires some very unusual ingredients. The lyrics describe the process of creating the potion and the strange ingredients used in it. The repetition of "double, double, toil and trouble" is a nod to the famous witches' spell from Macbeth.
The line "Something wicked this way comes" is a reference to a line from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, but in the context of the Harry Potter story, it foreshadows the arrival of the film's villain, Sirius Black.
Overall, the lyrics set a spooky, eerie mood in the movie and emphasize the magical, mystical nature of the world of Harry Potter.
Line by Line Meaning
Double, double, toil and trouble
We are working twice as hard and putting in extra effort
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
We are creating something dangerous and powerful
Something wicked this way comes!
Something dangerous and evil is approaching us
Eye of newt and toe of frog
We are using unusual and exotic ingredients in our creation
Wool of bat and tongue of dog
We are using strange and questionable materials in our creation
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting
We are using dangerous and poisonous components in our creation
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing
We are adding unusual and creepy features to our creation
Double, double, toil and trouble
We are working twice as hard and putting in extra effort
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
We are creating something dangerous and powerful
Double, double, toil and trouble
We are working twice as hard and putting in extra effort
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
We are creating something dangerous and powerful
Eye of newt and toe of frog
We are using unusual and exotic ingredients in our creation
Wool of bat and tongue of dog
We are using strange and questionable materials in our creation
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting
We are using dangerous and poisonous components in our creation
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing
We are adding unusual and creepy features to our creation
Double, double, toil and trouble
We are working twice as hard and putting in extra effort
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
We are creating something dangerous and powerful
Double, double, toil and trouble
We are working twice as hard and putting in extra effort
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
We are creating something dangerous and powerful
Something wicked this way comes
Something dangerous and evil is approaching us
Double, double
We are putting in extra effort and working twice as hard
Trouble, trouble
We are experiencing problems and difficulties
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
We are creating something dangerous and powerful
Something wicked this way comes
Something dangerous and evil is approaching us
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN T. WILLIAMS
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